Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has signed a long-term agreement with Intelsat to acquire maritime Ku-band capacity on the Intelsat EpicNG open-architecture satellite platform, MTN announced July 25....

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has pre-sold nearly its entire allocation of occasional-use capacity at the 1 degree West orbital slot for special broadcast services covering the 2012...

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] C-Com Satellite Systems increased its working capital to $14.2 million in the 2012 second-quarter — a 37.3 percent increase from the same period last year, according to...

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] Rural connectivity provider Frontier Communications has signed a wholesale agreement with Hughes Network Systems to distribute satellite-based broadband services to hundreds of thousands of households and small...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-25-12] The reaction to DigitalGlobe’s $900 million acquisition of its former rival GeoEye differed widely between financial analysts and investors July 23, as DigitalGlobe’s stock value took...

[Satellite News 07-24-12] FSS operator Intelsat has recently received two noteworthy endorsements of its EpicNG satellite platform through capacity agreements signed with Panasonic Avionics and Harris CapRock Communications. Both customers...

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Harris CapRock Communications has signed a multi-year agreement with Intelsat to utilize advanced fixed and mobile services on the Intelsat EpicNG platform, the operator announced July 23....

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Hughes Network Systems is set to begin testing its new EchoStar 17 satellite with Jupiter high throughput technology following its successful placement into its permanent 107.1 degrees...

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Tracking, messaging and navigation technology manufacturer DeLorme has unveiled its inReach two-way satellite communicator, which aims to provide two-way personal text messaging, message delivery confirmation, SOS alerting...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-23-12] European satellite manufacturer Astrium has won a subcontract to supply telecommunication products for NewSat’s Jabiru-1 satellite by Lockheed Martin, the companies confirmed July 20.    Astrium...